Hereditary angio-oedema: Effective treatment with the progestogen-only pill in a young woman [5]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 713-714

  Amar, L ^a   Lidove, O ^b   Kahn, J E ^a   Cordoliani, F ^a   Fremeaux Bacchi V ^c   Dragon Durey, M A ^c   Chauveheid, M P ^b   Bletry O ^a  

^a FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; DANAZOL; ESTERASINE; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; NORGESTRIENONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACNE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BREAST HYPOPLASIA; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; VIRILIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; COMPLEMENT C1 INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORGESTRIENONE;

EID: 4944224599     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06152.x     Document Type: Letter

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